AN ACT
1-1 relating to the creation of the County Criminal Court No. 11 of
1-2 Dallas County, Texas.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Subsection (b), Section 25.0591, Government Code,
1-5 is amended to read as follows:
1-6 (b) Dallas County has the following county criminal courts:
1-7 (1) County Criminal Court of Dallas County, Texas;
1-8 (2) County Criminal Court No. 2 of Dallas County,
1-9 Texas;
1-10 (3) County Criminal Court No. 3 of Dallas County,
1-11 Texas;
1-12 (4) County Criminal Court Number Four of Dallas
1-13 County, Texas;
1-14 (5) County Criminal Court Number Five of Dallas
1-15 County, Texas;
1-16 (6) County Criminal Court Number 6 of Dallas County,
1-17 Texas;
1-18 (7) County Criminal Court Number 7 of Dallas County,
1-19 Texas;
1-20 (8) County Criminal Court No. 8 of Dallas County,
1-21 Texas;
1-22 (9) County Criminal Court No. 9 of Dallas County,
1-23 Texas; [and]
1-24 (10) County Criminal Court No. 10 of Dallas County,
2-1 Texas; and
2-2 (11) County Criminal Court No. 11 of Dallas County,
2-3 Texas.
2-4 SECTION 2. Section 25.0593, Government Code, is amended by
2-5 adding Subsection (b) to read as follows:
2-6 (b) The County Criminal Court No. 11 of Dallas County,
2-7 Texas, shall give preference to cases designated by an order signed
2-8 by a majority of the judges of the county criminal courts of Dallas
2-9 County.
2-10 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999.
2-11 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the
2-12 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
2-13 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
2-14 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-15 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1824 passed the Senate on
April 19, 1999, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1824 passed the House on
May 26, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor